Apr 20, 2007 12:42 pm US/Eastern
Clinton Campaign To Go 'Carbon Neutral'
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To observe Earth Day on Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said it would become "carbon neutral" to help fight global warming.
CBS News
To observe Earth Day on Sunday, Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign said it would become "carbon neutral" to help fight global warming.
"We all must act -- and that includes our campaign," the Democratic front-runner said in a statement Friday.
The campaign said it would take several steps to conserve energy, such as buying 100 percent recycled paper products, installing motion-controlled lights and purchasing carbon offsets through Native Energy, a Vermont-based company that produces renewable energy.
Billy Connelly, a spokesman for Native Energy, said the campaign was providing information on its energy use -- the square footage of its office, aircraft and ground transportation, hotel accommodations and other sources -- and the company calculates the campaign's total "carbon footprint."
The campaign will then purchase offsets -- renewable energy such as methane and wind that could be placed immediately on the energy grid -- to neutralize the carbon emissions the campaign is producing.
Like other presidential contenders, Clinton campaigns extensively in private planes -- a much less energy-efficient mode of travel than flying on a commercial carrier.
Democrat John Edwards has also announced his campaign would go carbon neutral, and that he was purchasing carbon offsets for his new 28,000-square foot house in Chapel Hill, N.C.
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